Rating:  - Very good examples
This book is filled with great examples by very experienced authors, which will not only show you how to do that exact thing you want to, but also point you to the Perl ways of solving problems.
As any other cookbook it's not intended for complete beginners (If you are a beginner look at "Learning Perl" by Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, and Brian D Foy), but rather for programmers with some experience in Perl.
This book is a great recipe book which will spare you a lot of issues if you keep it at your hand while coding.
Rating: - Must have for the beginning or intermediate perl programmer
I've got both the 1st and 2nd edition of this book. While my perl skills are strong, I'm not a guru my any stretch of the imagination. I've found this book useful on many occasions. Every time I've wanted to do something but wasn't sure of a good approach, I could always find examples in this book. The problem and solution approach is great. For the beginner it will help them get started right away, even if they don't quite understand what they are typing. For the intermediate user, it provides a good base of quick examples. For the advanced user, you probably wont need it, but is a handy item to hand to the guy who is always asking you perl questions.
Rating:  - Index is very good
Index is very good. This book sometimes just provides small sections of code instead of complete examples. You might also want to consider "PERL: Essential Programs for Your Survival at Work" by Larry L. Smith.
Rating:  - ok book
for a beginner like me this book was a second read after I finished the llama book.. bit bulky but worth the money
Rating: - This One Gets Used
I have been using Perl for many years and consider myself an advanced user. I own well over a dozen Perl books (8 published by O'Reilly), and this is the one that continually gets cracked open (it has tape on the spine -- always a good sign). The book is a little more accessible than the Programming Perl book, and it covers tons of various solutions. It's a valuable addition to the toolbox.
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